Today\’s quote comes to us from that monument to truth, honor and competency, Attorney General eric holder.
As you may be aware, holder made a speech, last week at the National Action Network (NAN) convention – NAN essentially being a front group for the career racist, Black supremacist and anti-Semite al sharpton to get a lot of publicity and make a lot of money by yawping out racial slogans, while accomplishing virtually nothing for anyone but himself.
In that speech, holder said:
“I\’mpleased to note the last five years have been defined by significantstrides and by lasting reforms even in the face, even in the face ofunprecedented, unwarranted, ugly and divisive adversity. If you don\’t believe that, you look at the way,forget about me, forget about me. You look at the way the attorneygeneral of the United States was treated yesterday by a Housecommittee, has nothing to do with me, forget that. What attorneygeneral has ever had to deal with that kind of treatment? Whatpresident has ever had to deal with that kind of treatment?”
Apart from the ridiculous claim that no Attorney General or President has ever been treated worse than he and Mr. Obama, the fact that holder used those words in front of this particular group guaranteed they would be taken in racial terms – as just about everyone on both sides of the aisle immediately did.
But that is not the Quote Of The Day winner. The winner is holder\’s subsequent disclaimer, which is supposed to fool us into thinking he meant no such thing:
“Ididn\’t say there was a racial component. I was very careful not tosay that”
That\’s right. Attorney General holder stood in front of a NAN convention and whined that he and the President – both Black and no one else mentioned – are being subjected to unprecedented mistreatment, and claims that there was no racial component, because he “was very careful not to say that”.
I have a question for eric holder: suppose a Jewish politician stood in front of a Jewish organization, and complained that he and other politicians – all Jewish – were being mistreated. Would anyone believe for even one second that this wasn\’t specifically related to mistreatment of Jews – even though the words themselves were not spoken? Would holder believe it?
I award eric holder Quote Of The Day honors for providing a classic example of weasel-wording: i.e. making a statement that clearly communicates something, then feigning surprise when people take it that way.
Maybe someday I\’ll be able to give eric holder this award for something to be proud of. But, after five years of watching him in action, I can\’t say I\’m very hopeful.
